Import/export HS code 530929: Various flax fabrics (specific types)

Woven flax fabrics with unique finishes or treatments, not unbleached or bleached

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Italy 7,669,326
Belgium 3,547,725
Turkey 3,049,053
Spain 1,539,723
India 1,497,283

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 3,874,794 3,794,532 -80,262
Belgium 1,825,419 1,722,306 -103,113
Turkey 1,490,551 1,558,502 +67,951
Spain 689,782 849,941 +160,159
India 772,388 724,895 -47,493
France 667,688 764,186 +96,498
United States 459,999 384,029 -75,970
Germany 305,072 259,521 -45,551
China 238,640 154,129 -84,511
Lithuania 175,995 47,124 -128,871

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 8,514,137
Belgium 3,505,449
Turkey 3,359,342
India 1,804,010
Spain 1,473,457

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 4,234,078 4,280,059 +45,981
Belgium 1,879,148 1,626,301 -252,847
Turkey 1,644,389 1,714,953 +70,564
India 955,913 848,097 -107,816
Spain 663,600 809,857 +146,257
China 532,832 443,624 -89,208
France 285,026 321,378 +36,352
United States 116,765 109,111 -7,654
United Kingdom 104,924 104,988 +64
Lithuania 159,160 47,124 -112,036

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 85
Inner London - East 18
West Yorkshire 18
Outer London - West and North West 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 64 60 -4
Inner London - East 10 15 +5
West Yorkshire 14 11 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 9 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Kent 3 6 +3
Lancashire 5 6 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,485,231
Air transport 5,193,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,104,184
Road transport 588,381
Other 36,128

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,971,069 5,514,162 -456,907
Air transport 2,601,528 2,592,066 -9,462
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,008,886 2,095,298 +86,412
Road transport 263,785 324,596 +60,811
Other 25,724 10,404 -15,320

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,079,699
Thamesport 2,606,387
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,596,895
Eurotunnel 2,180,262
London 2,120,182

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 2,263,872 1,815,827 -448,045
Thamesport 1,231,416 1,374,971 +143,555
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,305,380 1,291,515 -13,865
Eurotunnel 1,118,311 1,061,951 -56,360
London 926,647 1,193,535 +266,888
London Heathrow Airport 815,109 746,789 -68,320
East Midlands Airport 716,438 751,670 +35,232
London Stansted Airport 550,418 672,783 +122,365
London Gateway Port 444,375 518,831 +74,456
Birmingham Airport 384,654 263,477 -121,177

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 63
Manufacture of textiles 27
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 24
Manufacture of furniture 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 53
2025-11 62
2025-10 57
2025-09 51
2025-08 53

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 128
0-1m 63
54m+ 25
15m-54m 20
Other 15

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 12,050,840
France 2,176,809
Netherlands 1,163,883
Canada 705,538
China 679,212

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 6,147,944 5,902,896 -245,048
France 1,133,958 1,042,851 -91,107
Netherlands 550,667 613,216 +62,549
Canada 380,207 325,331 -54,876
China 639,091 40,121 -598,970
Italy 240,828 277,864 +37,036
India 174,064 248,764 +74,700
South Africa 200,955 196,332 -4,623
New Zealand 259,190 103,067 -156,123
Germany 180,357 177,911 -2,446

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 5,619
Poland 167

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 4,729 890 -3,839
Poland 102 65 -37

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 16,329,455
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,502,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,264,301
Road transport 166,311
Other 6,914

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 8,579,617 7,749,838 -829,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,800,414 1,701,713 -98,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,252,451 1,011,850 -240,601
Road transport 166,311 0 -166,311
Other 5,815 1,099 -4,716

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,421,228
London Stansted Airport 4,289,053
London Heathrow Airport 4,014,654
ZLC 2,319,685
Dover 1,944,315

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
East Midlands Airport 2,604,658 1,816,570 -788,088
London Stansted Airport 1,957,419 2,331,634 +374,215
London Heathrow Airport 2,018,632 1,996,022 -22,610
ZLC 1,388,729 930,956 -457,773
Dover 918,884 1,025,431 +106,547
Dover / Eurotunnel 812,850 614,067 -198,783
Manchester Airport 518,405 623,839 +105,434
Liverpool Docks 420,545 331,326 -89,219
Southampton 88,689 616,082 +527,393
London Gateway Port 559,245 60,472 -498,773

Quick facts

HS code: 530929

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Woven flax fabrics with unique finishes or treatments, not unbleached or bleached